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approveBy THE CANADIAN PRESSFollowing are excerpts from editorials in representativeCanadian newspapers on proclamation of the War Measures Act:T o r o n t o Telegram—Theinvoking of the special WarMeasures Act bv Prime*Minister Pierre ElliottTrudeau early today is an* *'unprecedented move by a government in peacetime. It was obviously taken with the•ssupport of the leaders of the opposition parties in Ottawa, the Quebec government and the administration of the City of Montreal.Canadians across the country who were undoubtedlyi *•jolted by the news this m o r n i n g will generally support Mr. Trudeau’saction. , . .. . We cannot allow a small terrorist group to shelter behind democratic institutions while attempting to destroy them.Toronto Star—The Star would have much preferred to see the Trudeau government justify this drastic step toParliament before taking it.and to claim onlv those powers under the act which
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Oct 17, 1970
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